Buckfast Abbey
Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon
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Summary
Buckfast Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (533 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Buckfast Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
- Buckfast Abbey is located in Buckfastleigh[4].
- Buckfast Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
- Buckfast Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[6].
- Buckfast Abbey's architect is recorded as Frederick Walters[7].
- Buckfast Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque Revival architecture[8].
- Buckfast Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Romano-Gothic[9].
- Buckfast Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Tudor Revival architecture[10].
- The location of Buckfast Abbey was Buckfast[11].
- Buckfast Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Buckfast Abbey[12].
- January 17, 1001 marks the founding of Buckfast Abbey[13].
- Buckfast Abbey was dissolved in 1539[14].
- Buckfast Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[15].
- Buckfast Abbey's mother house is recorded as Savigny Abbey[16].
- Buckfast Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as SX7414767411[17].
- Buckfast Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.492777777778, 'longitude': -3.7755555555556}[18].
- Buckfast Abbey's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth[19].
- Buckfast Abbey's dedicated to is recorded as Mary[20].
- Buckfast Abbey's official website is recorded as http://www.buckfast.org.uk[21].
- Buckfast Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[22].
- Buckfast Abbey's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite[23].
- Buckfast Abbey's historic county is recorded as Devon[24].
- Buckfast Abbey's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Q141285177[25].
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Founding
January 17, 1001 marks the founding of Buckfast Abbey[13].
Dissolution
Buckfast Abbey was dissolved in 1539[14].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Buckfast Abbey include Buckfast Tonic Wine[26], a brand[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1880[29].
Why It Matters
Buckfast Abbey ranks in the top 3% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (533 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include Buckfast Tonic Wine[26], a brand[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1880[29].